CORRESPONDENCE.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 71, 24 March 1903, Page 2

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not hold ourselves responsible for opinions expressed by correspondents,]

LICENSING COMMITTEE. TO THE EDITOB. Sip.,—" Fair Play "is a jewel, but it is not " fair play " to make false accusations. To say thsit in my letter I " testify that I am of those who understand their times, etc.," is a false accusation, and that I demand a pledge from the moderate candidates it another. I did neither. As to my jourwy to Jericho, will "Fair Play" furnish travelling expenses? I may than possibly consider it. The question before the electo'S, of 10 or 11 o'clock cloiing of bars, should be lifted above scurrilous personality, in which I have neither time nor desire to indulge. But let me ask what "Fair Pky " means by his play on the words " Church and Chap©'." He must belong to a by-gone age. Only on the 12th instant a written address was presented to the Methodist Conference in Ohriatehureh signed by Daans, Archdeacons, and Canons of the Anglican Church "expressing pleasure at meeting so many distinguished members of the Wesleyan Methodist Church at Christchurch." The italics of the quotation are mine. The courtesy of it, the Dean, Archdeacon and Canons who subscribed to it. Will " Fair Play" imitate their courtesy ? The Church Council needs no dt fence of mine, and 1 attempt none. If one called " Fair PJay" writes unfairly, I will not imitate him by concluding that every other of that name must do the same. As to his insinuation in closing, that the five 10 o'clock candidates have more than this in their 1 pledge, his mind may be set at rest by the reported statement of Bev. S. S. Ojborne at the Westown meeting, "pledged only to closing bars at 10 o'clock." That is reason enough for my roting for them, and I hop 3 many, many others.—l am, etc,, John H. WHITB. March 20'b, 1902.